Grand Prairie Couple Takes In Afghan Family Of 5 Who Barely Made It Out Of Afghanistan – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The conflict in Afghanistan could also be over however a North Texas household is reminded of it every single day.
That’s as a result of they’ve opened their dwelling to an Afghan immigrant alongside together with his anticipating spouse and three youngsters.
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Mohammed Stoman Hotak and his household barely made it out of Afghanistan in August aboard a packed aircraft, leaving their dwelling with solely two suitcases, as a result of his work on a U.S. army base would make him a sure goal of the Taliban.
Two weeks in the past, the 29-year-old immigrant alongside together with his pregnant spouse and three youngsters moved into the Grand Prairie dwelling of Mark and Brenna Puls.
“We had three days discover that they might be right here,” says Mark Puls.
“I simply actually thought what would we do if that was our state of affairs how can we assist,” says Brenna Puls. “So we thought, gosh, we’ve received this upstairs room there’s all these refugees, perhaps we will open a room or one thing.”
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The blended households celebrated Halloween with their children and the friends have already turn into Dallas Cowboys followers.
Mohammed and his spouse and youngsters arrived on this nation with nobody to name kin.
However that’s what they now take into account Mark and Brenna.
“We’re household now and we will probably be household sooner or later as properly,” Stoman Hotak, “and so I’ve now one household right here within the U.S., that’s Mr. Mark and Brenna, so I’ve just one household.”
An online fundraising account has been set as much as assist the household with its wants.